Category Archives: The Canadian Press
A capsule look at the 2026 Canadian men's curling championship field
A capsule look at the field for the 2026 Canadian men's curling championship, Feb. 27 to March 8 in St. John's, N.L. (lineups include alternate): POOL A Canada Brad Jacobs, Marc Kennedy, Brett Gallant...
Feb 26, 2026
Decorated curler Brad Gushue braces for big Brier feelings in his hometown
Curling drama didn't end with the Olympic Games. The Montana's Brier, starting Friday in his hometown of St. John's, N.L., will be the last for decorated skip Brad Gushue. The 45-year-old is a six-tim...
Feb 26, 2026
LeBlanc sets up talks with U.S. trade rep next week in Washington
OTTAWA - Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc said Thursday he will meet with U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer late next week in Washington, D.C. The discussion comes as both countries p...
Feb 26, 2026
Feds earmark $1.55 billion to ensure equal services for First Nations kids
OTTAWA - Indigenous Services Minister Mandy Gull-Masty announced $1.55 billion in federal funding Thursday to support Jordan's Principle, a legal principle that states First Nations children must have...
Feb 26, 2026
Myles Gray had injected testosterone, doctor tells hearing into police-involved death
VANCOUVER - A man who died after being beaten by police in 2015 had been injecting unprescribed testosterone, his family doctor told a public hearing into the death. But Dr. Christoffel Mentz-Serfonte...
Feb 26, 2026
Sens captain Brady Tkachuk unhappy with White House AI video that insulted Canadians
OTTAWA - Brady Tkachuk's first game back with the Ottawa Senators wasn't an easy one. The Senators captain returned to the nation's capital riding the high of a gold medal with Team USA at the Olympic...
Feb 26, 2026
Sens captain Brady Tkachuk unhappy with White House AI video that insulted Canadians
OTTAWA - Brady Tkachuk's first game back with the Ottawa Senators wasn't an easy one. The Senators captain returned to the nation's capital riding the high of a gold medal with Team USA at the Olympic...
Feb 26, 2026
Chief justice says institutions are strong after Smith targets court appointments
OTTAWA - Chief Justice Richard Wagner called on Canadian lawyers and judges to step up their efforts to defend the independence of the country's courts on Thursday, noting while Canadians maintain a s...
Feb 26, 2026
'Scotty' Morrison, former top executive of Hockey Hall of Fame, dead at 95
TORONTO - Ian (Scotty) Morrison, a former NHL referee and top executive with the Hockey Hall of Fame, has died. He was 95. The Hockey Hall of Fame said in a release that Morrison died Wednesday in Inv...
Feb 26, 2026
Quebec campaign aims to combat alpha male influencers who trivialize sexual violence
MONTRAL - Universities and junior colleges across Quebec are launching a new campaign to counter the rise of male influencers. The bilingual strategy is part of the third phase of the campaign entitle...
Feb 26, 2026